tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post5284705850958381936..comments2018-03-19T16:09:20.039-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Weekly RobinsJ. L. Bellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-61240907076355717532010-08-16T14:49:55.173-05:002010-08-16T14:49:55.173-05:00see http://www.adrianmorrisantiques.com/blog/2009/...see http://www.adrianmorrisantiques.com/blog/2009/01/bird-textile/ for a kerchief illustrating how to catch birds. I have a reproduction of the kerchief that I got many years ago at WilliamsburgJudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144761753782375895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-83861831271973121592010-08-16T13:02:25.019-05:002010-08-16T13:02:25.019-05:00Perhaps they were a precursor to the now popular &...Perhaps they were a precursor to the now popular &quot;buffalo wings&quot; ? I used to eat local doves,quite small drumsticks,but the breast meat is very adequate if you have 2 or so per helping.Taste like chicken...........Pvt.Willynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-22818210897909688262010-08-15T21:04:13.041-05:002010-08-15T21:04:13.041-05:00Indeed, probably not much meat on a robin skeleton...Indeed, probably not much meat on a robin skeleton, but that’s why you bought a dozen at a time!J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-79966745052233755372010-08-15T15:16:40.602-05:002010-08-15T15:16:40.602-05:00What is left of a robin after you gut it and clean...What is left of a robin after you gut it and clean the feathers? I imagine you must have to trap them in nets or snares — there would be nothing left if you shot them!Caitlin GD Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05317897772288904474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-14278604687056011662010-08-15T14:23:17.534-05:002010-08-15T14:23:17.534-05:00Sounds tasty!I have read accounts of people referr...Sounds tasty!I have read accounts of people referring to small native game birds as &quot;lark&quot;.There are also many &quot;lark spits&quot; found in early New England kitchens of the period.<br />Many folks have suggested that &quot;lark&quot; was indeed the common robin.I don&#39;t see why not.<br /> Pvt.WillyPvt.Willynoreply@blogger.com